Mothers Should Not Neglect Themselves
Thousands of mothers slave, grow prematurely old, forget and neglect their own accomplishments, and drag themselves about as mere appendages, something between a nurse and a housekeeper, to a daughter too young to realize or appreciate the sacrifices made for her. It is every person's business to make, morally, mentally, physically, all of themselves possible, and this settling down at thirty-five and forty into an old woman, and taking a back seat, that the daughter may shine, is a mistake, and defeats the very end sought. There's often altogether too much done for children, and the chief result is that of making them helpless, dependent creatures.